International News

Payday lenders face restrictions

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 20:32
Stricter rules to govern the behaviour of high-cost, short-term lenders are expected to be announced later by the government.

International Women's Day: Your stories

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 20:18
Who gets your vote and why?

Paper Dolls' double life

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 20:02
Play about day-time carers who become night-time drag queens

Actors reveal all on stage nudity

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 19:38
Actors tell of the challenges of stage nudity

Nurse regulator 'not good enough'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 19:17
The regulator for nurses and midwives is still not doing enough to protect patients properly, MPs are warning.

Snowstorm hits US Midwest states

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 19:17
A snowstorm dumps up to 12 inches (30cm) on parts of the US Midwest, cancelling 1,100 flights, before heading to mid-Atlantic states.

Poor sleep 'linked to failing heart'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 19:11
Bouts of bad sleep might be linked to an increased risk of heart failure, a large study suggests.

Modern childhood 'ends at age of 12'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:51
Children are under pressure to grow up too quickly, according to members of a parenting website.

Train Robbery spawns BBC dramas

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:37
The BBC announces details of two upcoming dramas that will dramatise the Great Train Robbery of 1963 from the perspective of its perpetrators and the lawmen who brought them to justice.

The brains behind Facebook's future

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:37
Facebook's man with the keys to your data

In pictures: Penguins' 'cold coats'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:25
Emperor penguins' surface feathers can be colder than surrounding air, scientists have found.

Woolly rhino reveals Arctic Britain

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:04
Woolly rhino remains give clue to prehistoric environment

In pictures: Bafta Games awards 2013

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 18:00
Celebrations, celebrities and fluffed lines at the ceremony

Who drives electric cars?

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 17:55
Just who does drive electric cars?

Dishonored wins Best Game Bafta

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 17:41
Bethesda's first-person action title Dishonored takes the top prize at the 2013 Bafta video games awards, but Journey wins the most prizes.

MPs to consider biofuel subsidies

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 17:32
MPs meet on Wednesday to decide whether to approve new government subsidies to burn palm oil for electricity.

Child exploitation inquiry launched

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 17:16
A Scottish parliamentary inquiry into child sex exploitation and prostitution is launched, amid claims the problem may be far worse than thought.

Bids in for UK City of Culture title

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 16:55
Eleven places put their names forward to become the UK City of Culture in 2017.

'Help me find my doppelganger'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 16:51
The online search for one woman's doppelganger

Peers in EU enlargement warning

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-05 16:45
The European Union should be more careful to ensure countries respect human rights and democracy before they join the EU, a group of peers says.
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